Joe Talks Comics

This week, I caught up with long-time friend Glenn Matchett to continue our discussion about the Brand New Day era of Amazing Spider-Man comics, this time covering #584 to #626, plus a variety of other related topics. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro and Pop Culture Catch-Up 00:24:16 - Spider-Man Brand New Day and The Gauntlet 00:40:57 - Recent Spider-Man Comics and Reading Habits 00:49:52 - Finishing...

This week, I talked with comics writer and journalist Zack Quaintance about his new anthology, Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 2 - Reign of the Comics Bookcases, now live on Kickstarter. The campaign is live at kickstarter.com/projects/zackq/reign-of-the-comics-bookcases until October 15th, so make sure to check it out and support the book if you're interested! You can find Zack Quaintance acros...

This week, I talked with Lyndon White about his new 144-page fantasy graphic novel, Embers, currently live on Kickstarter. Embers is a graphic novel full of monsters and magic, featuring a travelling wizard returning to his home town to save it from a fire demon and the people who banished him as a child. Embers is live on Kickstarter until October 31st at kickstarter.com/projects/lyndonwhite/embe...

This week, I talked with cartoonist Kyle Starks about his new coming-of-age hitman comic currently on Kickstarter, Louise Sprouse Stole My Heart. Kyle is so nice, and he's one of those creators where I've enjoyed almost everything I've read from him, including Louise Sprouse (which I got to read early), so make sure to support the campaign if you're interested! Louise Sprouse Stole...

This week, I talked with writer David Hazan about Vampire Survivors, his new series published by Titan Comics and based on the BAFTA award-winning video game of the same name. Vampire Survivors is drawn by Jimmy Kucaj, and the first issue (which I got to read early, and it was a lot of fun) releases on 9th September, so make sure to support the series and pre-order future issues if you're inte...

This week, Joe catches up with friend and writer Christof Bogacs about his latest projects, Lex Luthor: Diabolical Genius (drawn by Valerio Chiola, published on July 7th by DC Comics) and Earth to Chris Cleevy (drawn by Hannah Krieger and Sammy Savos, published on August 25th by the HarperAlley imprint of HarperCollins). I was grateful for the opportunity from Christof to read both of these before...

This week, Joe catches up with his friend Glenn Matchett about comics, movies, Doctor Who, and more! You can find Glenn Matchett on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠@glennmatchett⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on the League of Comic Geeks ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, you can email the show at:...

This week, Joe catches up with writer Jason Douglas about the Mad Cave Studios / Papercutz release of his originally self-published graphic novel, Jane American, illustrated by Annie Wright. Jane American releases on 1st September from the Papercutz imprint of Mad Cave Studios, and it is available for pre-order now from comic book stores and the book market. This is essential for the success of th...

This week, Joe talks with Eisner and GLAAD award nominated cartoonist duo, Ted Brandt & Ro Stein, about their debut graphic novel, Worst Man. Worst Man is described as "an indulgent, razor-sharp romcom" that is "White Lotus meets Glass Onion", and it is published by Titan Comics, releasing on 25th August. I personally can't wait for this, and I hope you enjoy the conver...

This week, Joe talks with writer John Lees about his fantasy-noir mystery comic, Grawlgore and Shanks, illustrated by Joe Mulvey. Grawlgore and Shanks follows a dwarf tailor and his orc steward as a pair of unorthodox detectives solving murder mysteries in a fantasy world, described as "The Lord of the Rings" meets "Knives Out". I've read and enjoyed the first issue so far,...

This week, Joe talks with cartoonist Peejalien about the first two issues of Karrot Can't Sleep, their queer coming age of comic "about being the worst kind of person... an art student. There's also monsters and vampires. You'll love it." I can attest to that last bit, having read and enjoyed the first issue! The campaign for the first two issues is live on Kickstarter at kic...

This week, Joe talks with horror cartoonist Frederik Hornung about Star Ghoul, his pulpy retro-style 32 page sci-fi comic! Inspired by Jack Kirby's New Gods, Smiling Friends, Marvel Cosmic, Samurai Jack and more, Star Ghoul is a sci-fi comedy horror webcomic strip published weekly on Instagram that aims to capture the pulp fun of old-school newspaper comic strips, and it's now available as...

This week I had the pleasure of once again talking with Brad and Lisa Gullickson, the hosts of Comic Book Couples Counselling Podcast, one of my favourite shows around. We had a great conversation all about the many aspects of comic books, online and in-person communities, reading, collecting, podcasting and even parasocial relationships, so I hope you enjoy! You can find Brad and Lisa through all...

This week, Joe talks with indie comic creator Eric Williamson about Miscreant Anthology, a 700 page black and white tome of comics, art, fiction, poetry and photography, bringing together 175+ creators in one of the largest creator-driven indie anthologies of its kind ever assembled. Eric is a great friend and a fellow member of the League of Comic Geeks community, so I hope this conversation piqu...

This week, Joe talks with debut comic writer Chris Yates about the Kickstarter campaign for Marcus Walker: Kingslayer Protocol, drawn by Simone Ragazzoni. This was a really nice, fun and chill conversation about the comic, the creative process, what we're reading at the moment, and the wider comic industry around the globe! Marcus Walker: Kingslayer Protocol is described as a kinetic science f...

This week, Joe talks with writer Aubrey Sitterson about Free Planet, the geopolitical space opera drawn by Jed Dougherty and published by Image Comics. This is one of my favourite series at the moment, so I always highly recommend it! The first trade, collecting the first six issues, came out in November last year, and the second arc began last month, starting with #9. This book needs and deserves...

This week, Joe talks with writer/artist Dave Chisholm about his new Mad Cave Studios launch, "Is Ted OK?"! Is Ted OK? #1 releases on February 25th, the day this episode goes live. If you read the first issue and enjoy it, make sure to ask your local comic shop to pre-order the upcoming issues for you, as pre-orders are essential to the success of a comic like this. I read the first three...

This week, Joe talks with his friend Glenn about the potential future of Doctor Who and the recent spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea. This is a full spoilers conversation, so please keep that in mind if you're not caught up on the show! You can find Glenn Matchett on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠@glennmatchett⁠⁠⁠ You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and...

This week, Joe invites his friends PJ (Don't Fold Press) and Frederik Hornung (Seconds to Midnight, Hello Darkness) onto the podcast to celebrate all the Best Movies of 2025! What were your favourite movies of the year? Let us know! This also happens to be Episode 150 of the podcast, which is awesome! What a ride it has been. Thank you to everyone who has continued to support the podcast over...

This week, Joe invites his friends Dom of X, Gianni ("BIFF! BAM! POW!" Podcast) and PJ (Don't Fold Press) onto the podcast to celebrate all the Best Comics of 2025! What were some of your favourite comics of the year? Let us know! You can find Dom on YouTube at @DomofXStudio You can find Gianni and his podcast across at the internet at linktr.ee/biffbampowpod You can find PJ on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Bl...

This week, Joe gives his Top 5 picks from the February 2026 comics solicitations for Marvel, DC, Image, Boom! Studios, Dark Horse, IDW, Mad Cave Studios, and Oni Press. He also gives his honourable mentions for this month. You can find the February 2026 comics solicitations for all publishers mentioned at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2026/2026-02/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , where you can fin...

This week, Joe shares 17 (!) interviews (yes, you read that right!) that he recorded directly from an awesome array of epic comic creators, during the amazing weekend of Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025, in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. He also briefly discusses his experience with meeting creators and podcasting at the convention for the second time (and third time at Thought Bubble overall)...

This week, Joe gives his Top 5 picks from the January 2026 comics solicitations for Marvel, DC, Image, Boom! Studios, Dark Horse, IDW, Mad Cave Studios, and Oni Press. He also gives his honourable mentions for this month. You can find the January 2026 comics solicitations for all publishers mentioned at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2026/2026-01/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , where you can find al...

This week, Joe talks with his friend Glenn about the best indie comics for big two readers. These are comics from publishers like Image, Boom! Studios and Dark Horse that would be good gateway series for readers who have primarily read comics from Marvel and DC. It also sparked an interesting conversation about accessibility in comics, and how intimidating it can be to venture out beyond the &quot...

This week, Joe talks with the creative trio of Christof Bogacs (co-writer), David Hazan (co-writer) and Phil Appley (artist) about the first three issues of their horrific sci-fi thriller, Requiem. I loved the first two issues of Requiem, described as a sci-fi horror murder mystery for fans of Alien: Earth , The Expanse , Dead Space and Event Horizon , and I'm excited to see where it goes next...